MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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